The Townsend Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Ledbury for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 16:45, 5 days a week. £60.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 1999, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 2025-26.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £60.009-3.45 | £30.00Half day 9-12.30 (excludes lunch time), 3.5 hrs |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
NEF nursery education funding is calculated depending on the number of hours a child takes, If you work your 2 year old may qualify for up to 30 hours funding. Or up to 15 hours free (received the term following a child's third birthday) or You may qualify for up to 30 hours free if you work.
Worth knowing. Because there is always a short fall with the funding and the fees , we charge for unfunded hours and extra activities.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HR8 2TSWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 8 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this warm and welcoming nursery. They arrive extremely happy and eager to begin their day. Children smile broadly and confidently say good morning to the kind and nurturing staff. Children quickly identify their name on their coat peg and carefully put their belongings away. Older children are very kind to younger children. They help them to find their peg and put their lunch box in the appropriate place. Children's behaviour is exceedingly good. They fully understand the routines of the day and know what is expected from them.
Children benefit from a thoughtful and highly ambitious curriculum. Staff carefully consider children's individual needs, learning styles, and interests when planning activities. Children are highly engaged and motivated to learn. They enthusiastically explore the wide array of high-quality resources, both indoors and outdoors. Young children lead their learning as they engage in repetitive play, such as filling and emptying different sized containers with water and sand. Children listen attentively and follow instructions. They concentrate as they weigh and measure the ingredients to make bread and carefully add them to the bowl. Staff explain that they need one thousand and fifty grams of flour. Children correctly identify numbers, such as zero, one and five on the weighing scales. They develop strength in their arms and hands in readiness for early writing as staff encourage them to vigorously knead the dough. Children develop excellent communication and language skills. They delight in singing songs and rhymes. Children engage in deep and meaningful conversations with staff throughout the day. Staff support them to make links to past learning experiences. For example, they excitedly talk about the wheat they saw growing in the field. Staff are highly skilled in introducing and embedding new vocabulary. As children explore a single piece of wheat, staff ask them if they can remember what it is called and gently remind them it is called a kernel.
Children develop a love of books. They listen attentively as staff enthusiastically read stories to them. Children play games to help them learn to link letters and sounds. They jump with joy when a member of staff produces a card displaying the initial letter of their name. Children learn about similarities and difference. They talk about animals which live on different continents. Staff explain that the elephants that live in India have different ears to the elephants that live in Africa.
- 8 July 2022Outstanding
- 7 July 2016Outstanding
- 23 October 2015Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Townsend Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £60.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.